It seems kind of wasteful, since it uses the same hash type as litecoin but cannot be merged-mined alongside litecoin. Without the ability to merge they are each weaker by however much hashing power people put into the other. The two should be merge-able; until they are one or both is likely to be half as strong as it could be.

It seems kind of wasteful, since it uses the same hash type as litecoin but cannot be merged-mined alongside litecoin. Without the ability to merge they are each weaker by however much hashing power people put into the other. The two should be merge-able; until they are one or both is likely to be half as strong as it could be.

By the author's own admission, BBQcoin is play money. It's for entertainment only. I don't think there's any danger of it taking any significant hashing power away from Litecoin.

In fact, I'd love to see a generic version of SatoshiDice that would work with the remaining alt-currencies... BBQ, I0, Ix, LQC, DVC, etc. They're worth so little, why not gamble with them? Or use them to settle stupid bets. Or to pay for crazy requests. Such as:

I WILL PAY 1000 BQC TO THE PERSON WHO POSTS THE CUTEST PIC OF A KITTEN OR KITTENS TO THIS THREAD.